(Denver, Colorado) — It was river hockey tonight at the Pepsi Center and in the end the high scoring Colorado Avalanche got the better of the Chicago Blackhawks, 7-5.
The wide open contest started with a bang with six first period goals – three by each team. Matt Duchene led the Avs’ attack scoring two goals and an assist… and Colorado won its third game in a row and now sit...

Avalanche Suffers Third Period Meltdown; Loses to Flames
(Denver, Colorado) – The on again off again Colorado Avalanche was off tonight at the Pepsi Center, after an epic collapse in the third period in which they yielded three unanswered goals en route to a 4-2 loss to the Calgary Flames.
The Avalanche, coming off an impressive 5-0 victory over the Dallas Stars in their last game, came out...

The Kings faced off against a pretty strong Avs squad (at least by pre-season standards) and managed to shrug off a slow start to grab the comeback win. The Avalanche tallied in under 3 minutes, then again early in the 2nd to pull ahead by 2 goals. However, the Kings persistence paid off, netting them the last 4 goals in a row. (more…)